The Blue Light(continu ed fr om page nine)who passed away 31 May, and to the familyof former Crossing Guard Luddia Winston, 7thDistrict, who passed away 3 Ju ly. May theirsouls rest in peace . . . Resignations: OzellaCooke, 3rd District, one of the Police Depa rt·ment's original Crossing Guards, resigned fromthe se rvice. She will be missed .... Prayersfor recovery: Crossing Guards are praying forthe <strong>com</strong>plete recovery of Bella Sarna, 12thDistrict, who underwent open ·heart surgery, 1July in St. Catherine's Hospital, East <strong>Chicago</strong>,Indiana ... Injuries on Duty: Crossing GuardsNellie Dunn and Helen Michaelewicz, 20thDistri ct, were struck by careless motoristsshortly before the end of the school termwhi le safeguarding the lives of the children.Fortunately, neither guard was seriously injured. . . "Special Events": The <strong>Chicago</strong>Crossing Gu ard Association is having a banqueton Saturday night, 2 October, at thePick-Congress Hotel to <strong>com</strong>memorate their10th Anniversary. The Mayor and our ownSu perintendent Wi Ison wi II be presented withan "Award of Distinction" on this auspiciousoccasion. Sgt. Dick Sheehy, 6th District, magician"pa r excellence," will help entertain theguests. Do you suppose he can make someof the problems we invariably encounter whendealing wifh these lovely damsels disappear?Department personnel interested in helpingthe gals celebrate can obtain additional info.about this affair by cailing 764-2153_-Ramona ShifferBureau of Staff Services: In this columnwe sometimes report the transfer of new personnelinto the Bureau. But this month wehave a new division- Data Systems. A heartywel<strong>com</strong>e to Director Marron and his group.Your brain is our gain! (Awful?) . . . Thetalents of the families of our personnel arenever more evident than at graduation timeeach year. The daugh ter of Ptlmn. Art Potockiof Training received a scholarship to the ArtInstitute upon graduating from Kelly High.The daughter of Marilyn Heramb of Identification was awarded the Scholarship Achievementand Science Award upon graduatingfrom Fort Dearborn School . . . Another talent,non-scholastic, shortened the hospital stay ofPtlmn. Pat Donahue's (Recovered Property)4-year- old boy. He pulled a fire alarm at St.Joseph's. And Ptlmn. Martin Ernst of RecoveredProperty shortened his stay in LasVegas after his car was hit in the rear. Needlessto say, the trip was not a financial success.. . Wel<strong>com</strong>e to Sgt. John Grentzner, whowas recently brought into Training aftergraduating from the Traffic Institute. Andalso to Holly Biskup ... On the mend arePtlmn. Leonard Broniarcyzk and Clerk PatDaley of Graphic Arts ... Congratulations toPtlmn. Mike Costello of Recovered Propertyon his selection as the neatest officer in StaffServices.-Steve LloydBureau of 'nspect;onal Services: Birthfelicitations for August: Deputy Joe Morris,Us. Bob Arnow and Harold Niemann, Sgt.Baker and Det. AI Palmer. Another milestone,but many to <strong>com</strong>e . . . Mike Zivalyevich reportsa rather touching but gratifying Father'sDay gift. Mi ke, a licensed pilot, has beenflying down to Godfrey, III. to visit his sonfrom time to time. The boy is 18 and unfortunately,retarded. On the occasion of theFather's Day visit, his son, who had notspoken a word in 18 years, unexpectedly uttered: " Daddy" and then embraced his Dad.Mike would circle the globe, if necessary, tohear this again. We understand and share hisjoy . .. Glad to learn that Lt. Charley Siedleckihas recovered from throat surgery . ..The 1.1. D. had a "cook-out" at Kedzie andDevon in June, at Thillen's Stadium. Althoughthe weather was a bit cool, all had a goodtime. Planning another soon . . . Congrats toClyde Hughes on making sergeant. Recognitionwas inevitable .. . Patricia-Jo Arnow, Lt.Arnow's daughter, who is enrolled at Interlochen,Michigan for severa l weeks of summertraining, is working hard to distinguish herselfat this fine, prestige music school . . .License Section held a small soiree at GinnyLynn's Restau ra nt on the retirement of Ptlmn.John T. King; 150 well -wishers attended togive him bon voyage et bonne chance ...Wel<strong>com</strong>e to the fold to Lt. Madden and hisgroup . . . Sgts. Gorskiand Sodini went a-fish in'recently. No luck excepta few bottle bass . . .A rividerci; hasta mesproximo; au revoir, and"stuff."-Art CurdaCommunications Center: Your regularreporter, Sgt. Ed Haas, is on vacation for thisissue and has delegated me to act in hisabsence. Ed is on a fishing trip in the landof "Sky Blue Waters" and we hope that hereturns with enough fish stories to keep ussatisfied until next year .. . Ou r Commander,Capt. William Miller, is also on vacation andhas left our unit in the capable hands of Lt.Kenneth Kells. The Captain left with big plansfor his golf clubs and some new paint bru sh es... We take this opportunity to convey thewishes of speedy recoveries to Joe August andJim McDonnell. Both of these men recentlyunderwent surgery and are home convalescingat the present. Our best wishes also to MikeCorriero and John Molnar, who are both onthe medical roll .. . We also wish to congratulateMarge Baxter, who retired from theDepartment on 1 July. Marge served the Departmentfaithfully for 36 years and at thetime of retirement was assistant chief operatorof our Administrative switchboard. Needlessto say, Marge will be missed by her coworkers... John KreHler recently attendedthe National Convention and Seminar of theNational Po lice Officers Assn. in New YorkCity and was elected National MembershipChairman. We are proud of John, who informsus that this organization has a membershipof 182,000 . . . I am out of space, so willsay so long for now.-Sgt. John J. StanleyJst District: We extend our heartiest congratulationsto Ptlmn. Tony LoBue and wifeon the birth of a baby boy, and to Ptlmn.Carmen Stampanato and wife on the birth ofa baby boy. Also to PUmn. Leo Depcik andwife on the birth of a baby girl .. . A verynice letter was received by our District Commanderfrom Mr. Clarence Carey, Director ofJones Commercial High School, <strong>com</strong>mendin gthe patrol activities of Officer George Jacobs,John Healy and Don Sweeney, around thehigh school . .. We were all saddened by thenews of the death of Sgt. Ben Smith's grand·son, Michael Reddington , on 30 June, and bythe death of William Casey's father, JohnCasey, on 11 June. To both fami lies we extendour deepest sympathy . .. We all jointogether in wishing Lt. Charles Pepp a speedyrecovery from an injury suffered in an unusualaccident; a spring attached to an overheadga rage door broke and the door camecrashing down on his foot, breaking four to es. . . Ptlmn. James Wilcox has been re<strong>com</strong>mendedas the outstanding representative inthe " Dress Right Campaign " in the 1st Districtfor the present period . .. We wel<strong>com</strong>ePtlmn. Verne Johnson back from medical roll.Verne decided it was fash ion able to ha ve anulcer. Gastronomically yours,- Ptlmn. George Thiese2nd District: The latest in news galore: Wecongratulate Ptlmn. James May and EliasDavis on receiving Depa rtment Commendationsfor a courageous rescue of two elderlywo men in a burn ing building ... CelebrityPtlmn. Bill Gordan attended the NationalPolice Association Convention in New York.Wel<strong>com</strong>ed by the Mayor, dined at the U.N.and talked with the late Adlai Steven son ...We praise 2nd District Grossing Guard louiseSpence, whose excellent work made possiblethe presentation of the <strong>Chicago</strong> Motor Club'sann ua l safety award to St. Eliza beth ParochialSchool . . . 2nd District recognizes CadetsHolton and Lewis for receiving their bluestrips after <strong>com</strong>pleting 1 year with CPO andfor good performances, past and present ...Best wishes extended to Ptlmn_ Brian Millerand Philip Hayes on their recent marriages,both to charm ing brides. Hayes was honoredwith (dapper) Earl Smith as best man .. .Our typist, Alexa Haddon, proudly revealedthat Janice, her daughter, was the 1st girlto receive the C.Y.O. trophy for outstandi ngathletic achievement ... Good luck to Sgt.Fowler and Earl Hisler, who were seen on thegreen at St. Andrews Country Club Golf Outing. . . Did you know ou r bowlin g teamfi nished in 2nd pl ace, said the team's Captain,10 <strong>CHI</strong>C<strong>AGO</strong> PO<strong>LICE</strong> STAR
ITom Jones? Spea king of sports, below isa photo of the "Crushers," named after theirdistinct C.O., managed and coached by Sgt.Leon McMillian. They are now tied for 1stplace. Have good chance to win fina ls. Witha power structure like that, how can theylose? Except for a little weight around thebelt. Keep posted for more details and resultsin our next issue. Go, team, go.- Ptlmn. Louis Shelley3rd District: The summer season has startedand the officers who drew the 7th periodare off to various parts of the country, butwe have one officer by the name of DanGolden, who stated that he wasn't going anyplace but the local dance studios where heis going to learn all the modern dance steps.Happy twisting, Danny . . . Roy Scanlon, assignedto the 3rd District, reti red after 30years of service, and wi ll spend his timetraveling throughout th e country . . . Ourcondolences to J. Hines on the death of hismother . . . Frank (Buck) Kohout capturedan alligator with the assistance of severalother cars. After placing the alligator in acigar box he sent it in to the Animal CareSection. Good work, Frank ... In our issuein May we left out the name of Officer W.Geipel as one of the officers who effected thearrest of 7 youths that cleared up a murder.Sorry ... Typist Joyce Allen's siste r, FlorettaBrown, a senior at Prai rie View A & MColl ege in Texa s, is visiting her for the summer. . . Sgt_ R. Swanson and l. Gordon<strong>com</strong>bin ed to make an arrest of two youthsin the process of stealing autos. The arrestcleared up several other auto thefts ... J.Iverson observed a suspect wanted in connectionwith an armed robbery who fitted the 'descri ption. After inte rrogating the suspectand the victim making a positive identificati onat the show-up, Iverson had a good arrestand several clear-ups . . . J. Foster on a loanout to the 7th District came up with a finearrest of a suspect selling liquor on Sundaysbefore the prescribed hours. 10-4- Pt/mn. Thomas J. Shannon4th District: Our deepest sympathy toWarren Lindner on the recent loss of hismoth er ... Sgt. Shields was transferred tothe U.A. # 1; also Officers V. Zielinski andWaddy to U.A. #2. Our loss is their gain.. . We wish to wel<strong>com</strong>e in all the new menthat were just out of Police Training Schooland assigned to the 4th District. Congratula ·tions to Tim Coffey, whose son John graduatedfrom Loyola University with high honors- cum laude, on Deans list for 4 years, andhe also won the Woodrow Wilson FellowshipScholarship award. Stanford University willso on be we l<strong>com</strong>ing him for his academic worktowards his Masters degree . . . Bill Hardy,our Warrant Officer, is on furlough and takinghis place is John ("wot happened") Cullen... Fred Hill, Ingram and Freitag are rea llycleaning up the District. Good pinches werealso made by Tom Scott, who apprehended astick-up man single handedly. Also Dave"DW" laughlin, who caught a burglar ...John Ives finally got rid of his old auto andbought a new one. It seems someone calledin and stated that they just saw an accidentthat was about to happen. John says youcan't get cars like that no more .. . We wei ·<strong>com</strong>e back Juanita ("apple pie") Royster aftera recent absence. Well, that's all for nowuntil next month.-Pt/mn. Steve Schaefer5th District: "Hello there." Wel<strong>com</strong>e to theClub. My good friend and ex-partner, Officerlavoren R. Blakely is con va lescing at homeafter being involved in a stick-up while off·duty 2 July. He was accosted by an unknownassailant at 91st and South Park, who robbedhim of his money and service star and shothi m in the back wh ile he was lying face downon the front seat of his ca r. Officer Blakelywas able to recover himself, and returned thefire, but the assailant made good his escape.Drop the old boy a line, or a ca rd .. . OfficerWilliam Roman is also convalesci ng at homeafter his second heart attack. I'm sure hisfriends will be glad to know that he's doingfi ne. Sgt. William Fox is also convalescing athome after a minor ope rati on at VeteransResearch Hospita l. A card is in order or ateleph one call. Sgt. William Feeley is in MercyHospital, 26th Street and South Park, Room217. Drop him a line or a card . . . Thetestimonial dinner that was given for CommanderGeorge Sims was a big success, every·one had a fine time . . . Officer WilliamParker, assistant secreta ry, is back from hisannual furlough and is cracking the whipgetthose dispositions in.-Ptlmn. Robert B. Peters8th District: A fond farewe ll is being sentto Thomas O'Brien and Sgt. T. O'Connell fromall members of this Command. Both havesaid "Adios" to the Pol ice Department aftermany years of faithful servi ce . . . John Pitakhas just received his 27 year badge of beingmarried to the sa me gal. Congratulations .. .Zalatoris was seen with a number of sleepingbags and tent. Looks like a camping trip wasin order. Wi sh he were with me in Can ada atthe moment as the camping faci lities are unexcelled. . . Two of our crossing guards havereachedthe peacock stage- Noella Burke's songrad uated from Loyola University. Heiber'sdaughter graduated fro m Rosary College.Speaking of grad uates, this writer's daughter,Karen, graduated with top honors, beinghighest in her class for 4 years and recei ved3 scholarships towards her college career,where she will speciali ze in mathematics andscience . . . Through transfers, this stationlost John Sheehan, James Dolan and Trezek.Good luck at your new stations, men .. . Wedid receive a good man in Gleason. Happy tohave you join us. The 36·32-36 measurementsthat are seen parading around the station isnone other than Sgt. Town. You look goodin that figure, Sergeant.- Ptlmn. Joseph S. Erazmus9th District: Fa re we lls to a veteran: His reotirement became offici al on 14 June, after<strong>com</strong>pleting 30 yea rs and 8 months of dedicatedpolice service. The first star he eversaw was in a rural farm yard at night in thecounty of Goodland, Indiana, where he wasborn in the year 1908. His parents, Mr. andMrs. Charles A. Grove, also rea red five otherboys. At the age of 18 he came to <strong>Chicago</strong>.Here, he met Miss Marie Fonzen whom helater married. They became th e proud parentsof two lovely daughters, Janet and Rose Mary,who are now married and mothers, too, makingour ex-police veteran a granddaddy.Charley, as he is affectionately known by hismany friends, has a deep love for horses.This fondness eventualIy led him to seek em·ployment with the <strong>Chicago</strong> Police Departmentas a hostle r. His association with policem enand the type of work they were doing createda deep interest within him for this vocati on.He decided to join the rank and fil e and wasaccepted-So to you Ptlmn. Charles Grove,we, the men at the 9th, wish you health,wealth and happiness in this farewell.- Ptlmn. F. J. BreenI lth District: On beha If of the men at 11,I wish to we l<strong>com</strong>e our new District CommanderGeorge Sims . . _Ed Hanrahan's son,Edmund, and laddie Vavrin's son, Dennis, enteredthe Ma rine Corps on 24 May and arestationed at Parris Island. The next time youguys write to your sons, say hello for us . ..In the past few months, 3 of our men fromFillmore have been seriously injured in autoacci dents while on duty. They are Ozie Clark,Jack Sheahan and Dave Maziarka. I hope bythe time th is issue is recei ved they are <strong>com</strong>pletelyrecovered and back to work . .. JohnDuffy, his wife, Marcella, and their three boysspent their vacation inthe Black Hills of SouthDakota campi ng. A greatway to travel and see thesights ... That's all forthis time, so until thenext.- Ptlmn. Ralph E. Nolan(please turn to next page)AUG U ST, '965 11
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